The battlefield was gruesome. Bodies laid scattered around the field, some dead and some begging for their lives to be saved. A woman in a cloak walked through the crossfire, healing everybody she could.
"Please, take him to the medical tents," she said.
"He's on the opposite side. Why are you healing him?!"
"Because, he'll die if I don't," she said before she turned her back to him and began healing the enemy.
"Traitor!" He exclaimed.
Other men from the army started crowding around, yelling and screaming at the woman.
"Traitor!"
"How could you!"
"Kill her where she stands!"
"What's all the commotion?" The commander, Natsuo Todoroki, said as he pushed through the crowd.
"She's a traitor to our country," one man said. "Healing the enemy!"
"Explain yourself," Natsuo said.
She stood up and pulled off her cloak. The men in the crowd gasped, then kneeled down. "I'm sorry, my queen."
"Well, I'm not your queen yet," you said with a small smile.
"What are you doing here?" Natsuo said. "In the front lines no less? What would Shoto say?"
Suddenly, the battlefield was covered in ice, trapping the nearby enemy soldiers that tried to attack the group of men and the future queen.
"This is our first effort towards peace," Shoto said. "It was ____'s idea."
You nodded and grinned. "I thought this was the best way to spark the flames of peace! I don't want to celebrate the happiest day of my life while people are dying for our country. I want to attempt to end this war for good."
Shoto melted the ice, and you walked over to the enemy soldiers.
"Be careful!" Natsuo exclaimed.
"Are any of you hurt?" You asked.
"If not, go tell your leader we're aiming to end this war," Shoto said.
"If you hadn't stepped in, we would've won this battle," Natsuo said. "But, I'm happy we're ending this war." He grinned.
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It took weeks for the leader of the enemy nation to finally agree to meet. He came to the castle.
You, Shoto, and the king of the enemy nation were the only ones in the room. Katsuki, Eijiro, and Natsuo stood outside the room.
"I was surprised to have received an invite. My name is Shigaraki."
"Oh! People in the village call you All for One," you said.
He snickered. "I heard rumors that people called me that. Is it wrong to want to expand my nation?" He said.
"It is if you're attempting to steal our land," Shoto said.
"Look, we just want peace," you said.
"Give me the land to the west, and I'll end the war," he said.
"Absolutely not," you said. "That land is our people's lifeline. Most of our farmland is there. If you take it, then it'll eventually become easy for your nation to invade and completely take over. I'm not stupid, that plan is obvious."
Shigaraki chuckled. "Well, those are my terms."
"Well, no one is leaving this room until the war is over, so get comfortable," you said.
"I hear you have an amazing healing ability," he said. "I'm surprised to see two magic users in one place."
"Do you use magic?" Shoto asked.
"I do," he said. "But, you already know that, don't you?"
"You know what I do know?" You said. "I know we need to bring peace to our nations. Aren't you tired of fighting?"
"Not really."
"Your men are being slaughtered by ours, your military will be almost nothing if this keeps up," Shoto said.
"I'll just train new troops," he said.
"So their lives mean nothing?!" you exclaimed.
"They decided to put their lives on the line for their country. It's their own choice."
You scoffed. "You're a piece of shit."
"____," Shoto said.
"I need to say this, you're a real asshole!" you exclaimed as you stood up from your seat. "How can you just sacrifice the lies of your people like they mean nothing to you?!"
"Because they do. You've got a feisty one on your hands," he said with a chuckle. Shoto put his hand on yours. "Calm down."
You sat down and glared at All for One. "Look, you need to come up with something else, so we can come up with some kind of agreement."
"What if I want you?"
"No," Shoto said.
"We could fight over that too," he said with a shrug.
"I will-"
"____," Shoto said.
"Right," you muttered. "Look, Shigaraki, we've gotta come up with something. How about, you just give up on our land and we become friends."
"I'll agree to peace and share my resources with you if you become my bride."
"Absolutely not," Shoto said. "Pick something else. My fiancée will never be on the table."
You glared at him. "You're a creep."
He chuckled. "Well, this is going nowhere," he said before he stood up.
"I said, no one leaves until we end this war," you hissed. "I swear I want to punch you so bad."
"Is that a threat?" he said.
"No," Shoto said. "It's not."
You sighed. "This is going nowhere," you muttered. "Do you want something to eat?"
"It is lunchtime," Shoto muttered.
"I'll ask Katsuki to bring us some sandwiches."
It took three hours for you to finally come to an agreement.
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The Prince's Bride
FanfictionWar causes political instability in the kingdom of Paithiza. King Shoto is backed into a corner, where he is forced to choose someone to rule by his side, a bride. Will you be chosen, or will he choose some other bi- I mean someone else? Shoto Todor...
